Health screenings in 13 counties in Kentucky, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Tennessee, and West Virginia will be provided to miners starting this week. This is a free service provided by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) to detect early signs of coal workers’ pneumoconiosis.

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1.   MSHA Update: Fire Prevention in Mining Sites with Better Conveyor Belts
Better selection of conveyor belts may just save a life. As a matter of fact, they can save hundreds of lives in a mining site by preventing fire hazards. That is, if they have an improved flame-resistant quality.

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A coal mine in Northern China, which for years had taken pride in an exemplary safety record, was the site of a gas explosion blast last Sunday. To date, the death toll has risen to at least 74 miners, while 114 others were hospitalized. It is not clear, though, if all the bodies [...]

Good news recently graced the mining industry as the Mining Safety and health Administration released preliminary data showing that mine fatalities in 2008 dropped to 31 percent from 2007. This is the lowest recorded number of fatalities in the mining industry. Since the very first time statistics were recorded in 1910, the lowest [...]

A day in the mine is always a day of adventure. Working underground or near excavations presents many hazards, most of which can lead to fatalities. One among these hazards is overexposure to methane.
Methane has the ability to kill in two ways. One, it can easily cause an explosion when ignited with a spark or [...]